Graciliscincus Explained

Graciliscincus is a lizard genus in the family Scincidae. The genus is indigenous to New Caledonia.

Species and geographic range

The genus Graciliscincus contains the single species Graciliscincus shonae, known commonly as Sadlier's skink or the gracile burrowing skink.

Geographic range

G. shonae is endemic to New Caledonia.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. shonae is forest, at altitudes of 150–.

Etymology

The specific name, shonae, is in honor of Shona von Sturmer Sadlier, who was the wife of the describer.^[2]

Conservation status

G. shonae is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation.

Further reading

• Adler GH, Austin CC, Dudley R (1995). "Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean". Evolutionary Ecology 9: 529–541.
• Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum 39 (1): 1-66. (Gentiliscincus, new genus, p. 12; G. shonae, new species, p. 12).

Notes and References

1. Sadlier RA, Bauer AM .

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   . 2002 . The scincid lizard Graciliscincus shonae (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific: a review of the species' morphology, distribution, and conservation status . Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle . 187 . 269–276 .
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Graciliscincus shonae, p. 242).